Stores that don't display prices.

[MarkoD]

Who else hates this?

I was in Calgary over the weekend and decides to go to a couple fish stores. Went into one of them, and there wasn't a single price tag for any of the live stock. And when I asked the guy a price on something, it seemed like he was making it up on the spot.(40 bucks for a cleaner shrimp? yeah right)

[FishyFishy!]

I'm sure everyone hates this. The "uuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh $50" really makes you think that he's just coming up with a number to guage your reaction to it. If you don't like it.... "well I could go $25 for you" LOL. Everyone hates feeling like that.

[Coralgurl]

Yup, no prices and when you ask it's $$ but for you I will sell for $. Helps to know the pricing in other stores esp for fish. Annoying regardless.

[sphelps]

Yeah it's like shopping in Mexico, the first price is usually high and you have to barter your way down to reasonable or cheap if you're good at it.

[MarkoD]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Yeah it's like shopping in Mexico, the first price is usually high and you have to barter your way down to reasonable or cheap if you're good at it.

Yeah I'd expect to barter in Mexico. But wouldn't expect to barter at a fish store in Calgary.

After he said 40 dollars for a cleaner shrimp, I left and ill never be back. What the heck kind of business strategy is that?

[Dearth]

One thing I've learned from my fresh water days just because a LFS sells fish doesn't mean they know anything about fish and will often make up prices on the go without knowing how rare or common a fish might be.

[Aquattro]

Personally I love to haggle over price. If the price is posted, that indicates to me it's absolute, with no room to barter. I know what I want to pay for something, and if I can't get that price, I don't buy.

[Northernseacorals]

Originally Posted by MarkoD

Who else hates this?

I was in Calgary over the weekend and decides to go to a couple fish stores. Went into one of them, and there wasn't a single price tag for any of the live stock. And when I asked the guy a price on something, it seemed like he was making it up on the spot.(40 bucks for a cleaner shrimp? yeah right)

On more than one occasion I've walked into a store ( any store ) and turned right around when there is no pricing listed; there is nothing I hate more than my time being wasted.

I agree with you 100%, no customer should ever have to ask for a price; if it's for sale then it should be clearly marked.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Northernseacorals

On more than one occasion I've walked into a store ( any store ) and turned right around when there is no pricing listed; there is nothing I hate more than my time being wasted.

I agree with you 100%, no customer should ever have to ask for a price; if it's for sale then it should be clearly marked.

100% agreed

[scubadawg]

What burns me most is that you try to support your LFS, but they don't even have the decency to return your call

I call my LFS about 3 weeks ago look for a gate valve for my Reef Octopus skimmer, he hmm and haw about looking for a price for me, and said he would get back to me. No return call

Walked into the LFS last week, inquired about a price for a Reef Octopus Water Blaster WB-7000, their price was $350.00 and told them Goreef and Royal Aquariums was 260.00, on their website, it states they match prices.
Left my name and number, inquiring about the gate valve and price matching the WB-7000. One week later, no return call. They don't need my business.
Won't be shopping there or ever stepping foot in their door.
Waste of my time and gas. They are the only supplier for Reef Octopus in the city.

Called Ray at Reef Supplies and ordered a WB3000, WB7000, ROP-50 GATE Valve